‘We are being pushed to breaking point’: Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen blames parents and ‘those who seek open borders’ for deaths of two migrant children in U.S. custody as Democrats demand inquiry
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen orders mandatory medical checkups on children in custody of U.S. border authorities
Nielsen says immigration system has been ‘pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders’
She called the death of a Guatemalan boy in U.S. custody on Christmas Day a ‘tragedy’ that is ‘deeply concerning and heartbreaking’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will demand an investigation into the government’s handling of the deaths of migrant children
Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, was the second child to die in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol this month
Earlier this month, Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7, died after she fell ill while in custody
DAILYMAIL.COM
27 December 2018
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday blamed opponents of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the migrants themselves for the deaths of two children who crossed the border this month.
Democrats who are set to take control of the House of Representatives in the New Year are demanding an investigation into the deaths, which have sparked outrage.
‘Our system has been pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders,’ Nielsen said in a statement on Wednesday.
‘Smugglers, traffickers, and their own parents put these minors at risk by embarking on the dangerous and arduous journey north.’
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